I can't grasp why this channel hasn't burgeoned into a viral event. It's so good, and so thoughtfully and professionally produced. Is this an indictment of the common man? I don't know. I just hope this channel garners wider acceptance and support. Just sayin
@csspinner
10 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that! I cherish every view and subscriber. I hope someone finds this educational or at least is entertained. There are a lot of Watch restoration videos out there, and so I try to put a unique spin on the genre
@jonrutherford6852
11 ай бұрын
What stunning macrophoto technique! As regards the unexpected rivet repair to the mainspring, it made me wonder if maybe that was done during the Great Depression or WWII, when repair parts were often unobtainable or too expensive. Resourceful, certainly, and since it pretty obviously worked...congrats to whoever did it. Somebody needed that watch to keep running, and got it done.
@georgegherghinescu
Ай бұрын
Love the content, I admire your patience to tackle so many problems and save the watch, some people would give up or order a spare donor movement. Good stuff! Wanted to add at @ 8:35 some experience with badly scored pivots in clocks I've encountered. It's a good idea when discovering such scoring marks on a pivot to check the brass hole for embedded particles of hard material. Brass is soft and any hard particles that get in between the pivot and brass get pushed in the brass and fixed there. A dome punch to close the hole up and then ream to dimension can help the pivot run in a cleaner hole.
@Aco747lyte
7 ай бұрын
You restored that lovely old Longines pocket watch from 1924, and your commentary was uplifting, educating and most informative. Thank you so much for making such a refreshing video. Best wishes from Wendi UK 🌻
@suzisaintjames
11 ай бұрын
I'm thinking of learning a form of embroidery where I would be cutting single threads from the fabric. My question is what form of magnification do you use in your watch smithing? I saw someone using a loop with a wire wrapped around their head. I think having the loop press against your eye for long periods would be uncomfortable. Others use big, clunky magnifying glasses/goggles, but I've heard they can be heavy and slide down all the time. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny🌞 Arizona 🌵. Take care of yourselves 😷.
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
95% of the time I’m using a 10x loupe I purchased off Amazon. Nothing fancy and I’ve gotten used having it held between my cheek and eyebrow. I do have a set of over-the-head magnifying goggles, but they kept getting in the way of my camera setup and I just can’t get close enough to the work for the closer magnification to matter. So, for me, it’s either he 10x loupe or the microscope. I’ve heard people who wear glasses love the attachment that hinges the loupe over the lens. Good luck!
@suzisaintjames
11 ай бұрын
@@csspinner , thanks 💖🌞🌵😷
@ygrbooks
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this most enjoyable video on the tender loving care you invested into this beautiful watch: 👍👌👏!
@stevemahrer7097
11 ай бұрын
Great job, and very well photographed! One question / comment, when you installed the watch hands, the seconds hand wasn’t clocked to the minute hands rotational position. I could see about a 30 second offset. Was that a ‘normal’ expectation in those days…? I must admit I’m likely OCD…. Hence curious…. I’m dabbling with watch repair, and your channel is a great learning tool! Thanks, Steve
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Given the fact that these watches run +/- some seconds per day there isn’t much reason to line them all up. As soon as the holder resets the time the second hand will be out of sync anyway
@melody3741
11 ай бұрын
I was about to make a comment on how swiss watches aren’t usually decorated, but WOW thats the prettiest movement ive ever seen from that era!! Looks almost modern
@yesterdayschild1418
6 ай бұрын
As a beginner to the hobby, I love watching your videos and how you explain in detail each step you take, I especially like the way you tell the audience about each oil you use in the movement. Also, your skill set is amazing!
@BeeUseful
3 ай бұрын
That tiny rivet repair to the spring… I’m impressed by that. Thanks for sharing your skills with us Chris! Does your tiny lathe have a lead screw to cut tiny threads?
@csspinner
3 ай бұрын
I can’t cut threads on the lathe, but I have an old Swiss screw plate that meets my needs
@علیاشرفنیری
5 ай бұрын
باسلام خدایی خیلی استادهستند اینهاحیفه که بمیرند
@kimwilliford6303
2 ай бұрын
Longines also sponsors horse shows
@samnova450
5 ай бұрын
First Longines pocket watch that I have seen. Fantastic job on the watch Spinner.
@adistancu6545
11 ай бұрын
What a beautiful piece ❤
@larrykelly2838
11 ай бұрын
Nice pocket watch and interesting history.
@radarhec
4 ай бұрын
Dr. Tick Tock I love it !
@francispalmer9737
11 ай бұрын
That was very enjoyable and I love the way you capture the sounds of the parts clicking and screwing into place. Great work, cheers C S.
@maryjaneclark694
11 ай бұрын
The focus and attention to detail are amazing. Great video truly enjoyed watching.
@ruud9767
11 ай бұрын
Congratulations on this one! There is an uncanny resemblance between the curly digits on this Longines dial and the ones on my Lorus RS985AX9. The Lorus is my number one pretty digits watch. Thanks for the excellent repair video. I liked the nice finishing touch of adding some of the history of the manufacturer at the end. What watch did you wear 12:23 minutes into the video?
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Thanks! The watch I’m wearing is a landeron 39 chronograph. It’s actually repaired in the very first video (cringeworthy!) I ever uploaded
@jamesmitchell2599
11 ай бұрын
I love your videos man, there is just so much to learn from them, some day I hope to be fixing up old pocket watches myself.
@lauroelias3834
11 ай бұрын
Hi! Magnificent Longines hunter pocket watch Silver, caliber 18.50... Only one error in this watch. It has the wrong crown. The correct crown would be a double crown, to activate the spring of the first front cover. This lid closes on the glass spring and opens using a double crown. Thank you very much! I am from Brazil. att: Lauro Elias.
@aserta
8 ай бұрын
6:32 it would probably take me ... what, 10 days max to get my hands on a new spring for this. Back in the days, back when i was a kid, i know for a fact that grandpa's pocket watch had to wait half a year to get repaired, because the new mainspring needed to come from US, by boat. :D Also, if someone can rivet a spring... they've my respect. That's a lot of fiddling.
@hdbicker
11 ай бұрын
Great done it again. Could you point me towards literature on the caliber 21.53 from longines ? Thanks
@Nour.511
3 ай бұрын
I have a very old Longin pocket watch from the last century. Would you buy it?
@aserta
8 ай бұрын
26:54 i suppose we now know how that got bent (or got taken out of plane). Easy to miss, especially for an inexperienced person, if forced, it would likely bend. An inexperienced person would likely not use any tweezers and work with their hands.
@rowejon
3 ай бұрын
Top!
@mattsmith5704
3 ай бұрын
How much do you charge to repair a pocket watch? My grandfather left me a pocket watch that (if memory serves correctly) he got fighting in WW2
@Theonlyshaun
10 ай бұрын
I believe I have a very similar model to this one. Mine has Roman Numerals and a more plain Longines version of the logo on the dial rather than the flowing script as seen on yours, but aside from that it seems identical to my extremely novice eyes? I completely forgot that I had it. Seems to hold time fairly well but it would be well overdue for a service I dare say!
@conservativemike3768
10 ай бұрын
Evidently it was previously serviced by a John Deere mechanic.
@markashlock9017
8 ай бұрын
You are almost teaching, as opposed to just entertaining. Thanks!!!
@eugenioanido1289
11 ай бұрын
Una pena no entender tu idioma, solo entiendo el movimiento de tus manos sobre el reloj, magnifico !!!
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
gracias. Ofrezco subtítulos en español si estás interesado.
@eugenioanido1289
11 ай бұрын
Me interesaría mas contar con tus servicios como relojero , tengo unos 70 relojes de bolsillo y 25 son logines como el que se ve en el video.. Me gustaria pode reparar tres que están rotos, alguno de 1850 y anteriores un par de ellos, de cuerda con llave y puesta en hora. en las agujas. Saludos y gracias por hacer cosas tan buenas con una de mis debilidades.
@amphibiousone7972
2 ай бұрын
Interesting movement. Love your attention to detail.
@semperfidelis8386
13 күн бұрын
wth is that watch you're wearing?
@NaNByZero
2 ай бұрын
Great job with the balance wheel! 🕐⚙️🍸
@KoolDesign
11 ай бұрын
What a great time this was. Now its swatch time..... 😢
@art1muz13
11 ай бұрын
Nice piece. Is she yours? And yes, this content was ''viewable and very satisfying, thank you. So I shared this on ''X'', Reddit, a few pages I made on Pinterest.
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing it! The watch was sent in by a viewer.
@tuffymartinez
11 ай бұрын
Thank You Chris ... Second time watching and still trying to remember your movements. Your videos are excellent. ... TM
@maestromecanico597
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful job on a beautiful piece. Hack or resourcefulness? My vote is for the latter. This piece has survived the Great Depression, the War and the post-war austerity. It was a daily dose of resourcefulness to keep things going in those days.
@genghiskhan7041
6 ай бұрын
"amplitude: 0". LOL, it's amazing it was running at all :D Lovely watch!
@boydsargeant7496
11 ай бұрын
Lovely job Chris, and now lovely working and looking watch! Love it when you get all the reassuringly expensive tools out! I think the watch maker who riveted the mainspring was a dude!
@jcmontecarlo6123
11 ай бұрын
Lovely. I just bought a VC Pocket Watch in 750. Just a beautiful one as well
@nanakram5337
11 ай бұрын
I m watch makenik jaipur
@SkyBlue-le7cd
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for another educational video. Gorgeous pocket watch. Best.
@DrSaxxy
11 ай бұрын
So glad I found your channel! I just inherited a large number of pocket watches and related tools, so now I'm learning how to properly maintain and service them. Thanks for the info!
@markehuss
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful watch and nice work. I like seeing unusual problems and solutions as in this video. Good stuff!
@rithessa
11 ай бұрын
just wanted to say I love your videos. inspired me to repair an old ship clock, now I'm going to try my hand at watches. thank you!
@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968
11 ай бұрын
It's nice to see something done to a level way beyond that of the hobbyist just now and again, while trying not to feel our fragile egos being ground into dust. 🤔
@CameronMcCreary
11 ай бұрын
Yes, I did learn alot from today's watch revival. Thank you.
@awdturbopowah773
11 ай бұрын
Another terrific video! Really incredible work, loved getting to follow along every step of the way. Kudos for a job very well done, and thank you for sharing it with us! Cheers 🍻
@geoffreyfox7618
11 ай бұрын
Trivial fact, Longines was the fist watch to be copied ie, a fake watch of that brand, and thats how the name came about, to stop the other manufacturers copying
@MartinSBrown-tp9ji
11 ай бұрын
Excellent camera work showing every detail. Thanks for all your videos.
@tadzilla1
9 ай бұрын
Great video! How do you set the time on these caliber?? Do you have to losen that screw first??
@csspinner
9 ай бұрын
They are lever set. You’d need to remove the bezel and pull on the small lever. Then turning the crown sets the time. Push back in the lever, then turning the crown winds the watch.
@gordonvinther2079
9 ай бұрын
Why don't you use synthetic lubricants since they don't deteriorate?
@csspinner
9 ай бұрын
are you referring to the D5? I’m waiting for what I have to run out before switching to HP-1300. Everything else like what lubricates the train, is synthetic
@brucebarlow6604
11 ай бұрын
Great work and very impressed with how well made these pocket watches were made. Longines one of my favourite brands. Keep well from New Zealand 🇳🇿
@Zardwark
29 күн бұрын
Why do they call them pocket watches and not pocket clocks?
@csspinner
29 күн бұрын
@@Zardwark I believe back in the day the term “clock” was reserved for a timepiece that would at least strike the hours. I’m not sure how true that is though
@tonyaxeman4381
11 ай бұрын
Repairer too cheap to get a new mainspring ? I had a main spring folded over it self to catch the tang .
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Possibly. Definitely a first I’ve seen something like that!
@stevev7402
11 ай бұрын
The master brings another piece of history back to life. Love watching you work Chris. Great job!
@horstb29
8 ай бұрын
Excellent work thank you for sharing.
@WristwatchMedic1953
11 ай бұрын
A beautiful watch. You did a great job on it. Thanks for the video
@madheji
10 ай бұрын
A very satisfying video. Thank you
@jprichard
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing another great video. The dial and case on this watch are gorgeous.
@hillhill4974
11 ай бұрын
Love your videos Chris always look forward to uploads.
@JoshHefnerX
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic work on the hairspring and balance! And that dial is in amazing condition.
@SVRSVR-b2q
11 ай бұрын
Super 👍👍👍!!!
@MrFabiomac
11 ай бұрын
F A N T A S T I C
@eugenioanido1289
11 ай бұрын
Un crack
@ΝικολαςΧελιδωνης
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic work as always. May I ask if you know if this watch comes from eastern Europe or perhaps Turkey and secondly what is that lovely chronograph on your wrist?
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
The watch was manufactured in Switzerland, but I’m not sure who originally bought it and it’s history. The chronograph on my wrist is a landeron 39. It was actually the very first video I made. The filming is pretty cringe worthy but I’m proud that it was the first one.
@Vintage_Pocket_Watch
11 ай бұрын
Nice job,,,
@kyrbanmagomedov7736
11 ай бұрын
Огромное спасибо мастеру за изящную работу.
@peterjaniceforan3080
11 ай бұрын
👍
@amandagelien9612
11 ай бұрын
Nice work on old classic 😀
@diegoportentoso5507
11 ай бұрын
Muy buen laburo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@samharper4289
11 ай бұрын
Great work as always!!
@jimmykao3355
11 ай бұрын
Awesome Chris. Can I ask, how long did you have to burnish a center wheel pivot? And are there ANY jacot runners with drums large enough to accommodate such a chonky pivot?
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, Jimmy! It was a good 20-30 minutes. There was a lot of material compared to the usual tiny train wheel pivot. My Steiner only goes up to 0.30 something. I don’t know any jacot lathe that would support 1.0+mm since that’s getting into clock pivot territory
@jimmykao3355
11 ай бұрын
Does a lathe come with drums as small as a jacks jacot's?
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
@@jimmykao3355 my lathe came with a drum sized for clock pivots. I don’t remember the smallest it supports
@advocatusdiaboli1588
11 ай бұрын
Very nice.
@hiteshtita7765
11 ай бұрын
❤
@hiteshtita7765
11 ай бұрын
Good work
@GentlemensWatchServices
11 ай бұрын
To be spent on tea and crumpets only.
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I really appreciate it :)
@VerónicaChavez-s2j
4 ай бұрын
Hola soy de Chihuahua cuanto vale uno igual a ese
@jdmccorful
11 ай бұрын
That was a Bear! Great work getting it back for functional operation. A question, if you don't mind. The lamp that showed when you opened your work bench; could you provide manufacturer and name of model? It looks like it would be great for my electronics work in close quarters. Enjoyed!
@csspinner
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Here is a link to the lamp on Amazon: HomeFocus Bedside Reading Wall... www.amazon.com/dp/B07DCQDZF2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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